With the COVID-19 impacts still looming on local economy, domestic car prices have gone down but remained nearly double the prices of vehicles sold in Thailand and Indonesia, mainly due to high fees and taxes for locally made cars.

Since the sixth-generation (6G) commercial network is expected to be introduced in 2030, Vietnam should launch further research and development work for the 6G wireless network right now, even though it has only recently rolled out 5G services on a trial basis, according to an industry insider.

The Ministry of Public Security plans to have issued chip-based ID cards to 50 million citizens by July 1 this year.

VOV.VN - Local aquatic product exports is expected to hit US$9.4 billion this year, a rise from US$8.5 billion last year, with this growth largely driven by a strong rebound in the demand of export markets, coupled with support from free trade agreements, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP).

The pharmaceutical industry grew by just 2.8% last year, much lower than its average 11.8% growth in the last five years.

With insurance and social allowance policies, Vietnam’s social security system is believed to be a useful tool for economic and social stabilisation in 2021.

VOV.VN - Many forecasts have outlined the nation’s economic growth in the year ahead, with a reputable UK bank forecasting that the Vietnamese economy is likely to reach a growth rate of 7.8%, while the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted it will reach a figure of 6.3%.

VOV.VN - Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception on February 19 for Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 19 for Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, who is on a Vietnam visit to chair the seventh meeting on crime prevention and control between the two Ministries of Public Security.

VOV.VN - The Ministries of Public Security of both Vietnam and China convened the seventh meeting on crime prevention on February 19 in Hanoi under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam and his Chinese counterpart Minister Zhao Kezhi.